life after death?

[HAPPY BOY]

who here believes in life after death? I personally don't, I think once you die thats it. Its like turning off a light switch. You go into external darkness as if you never existed. I hope I'm wrong. I would welcome seeing a ghost. At least this would prove there is something beyond the grave. What are your oppinons on this matter?

[c-pod]

you lose complete and total consciousness.

[Chi_archie]

i'm gonna work on enjoying what I have now... when it happens it happens

[DwightShrute]

hard to believe there's just nothing. What about me and my soul? There has to be something else in store. Doesn't there?

Can this be it?

[statnerds]

all i know is that i don't know.

when science starts to explain gravity by the existence of multiple universes that we cannot see but have forces leak between them, anything is possible. we put so much faith in science, but there is so much we still can't explain.

read 13 things that don't make sense. awesome book.

[THE PROFIT]

Why does there HAVE to be something else? There doesn't & there isn't. This is the whole basis religion was founded on. Where did we come from & where are we going? Those are the 2 questions that can't be answered with 100% certainty for obvious reasons. So that's how people have come to power through the centuries, by telling you they know.

Common sense & scientific deduction can tell you that when you die you die, but the human race has evolved into such an arrogant species that alot of us think we are so superior that we can't die. Even when we die we magically transform into another place or being. Some people never outgrow their fairy tales from childhood I guess & live in a Fantasy. If that makes you feel better, OK I guess. But I find it rather dangerous & scary to have people in authority & power over other people who have this mindset. As we can see by history it has proved to be pretty grizzly when someone thinks this life & this world is a prelude to another life & another world.

Your soul is something fictitious that has been made as if it is a hollywood term.

[ringemup]

Why does there HAVE to be something else? There doesn't & there isn't. This is the whole basis religion was founded on. Where did we come from & where are we going? Those are the 2 questions that can't be answered with 100% certainty for obvious reasons. So that's how people have come to power through the centuries, by telling you they know.

Common sense & scientific deduction can tell you that when you die you die, but the human race has evolved into such an arrogant species that alot of us think we are so superior that we can't die. Even when we die we magically transform into another place or being. Some people never outgrow their fairy tales from childhood I guess & live in a Fantasy. If that makes you feel better, OK I guess. But I find it rather dangerous & scary to have people in authority & power over other people who have this mindset. As we can see by history it has proved to be pretty grizzly when someone thinks this life & this world is a prelude to another life & another world.

Your soul is something fictitious that has been made as if it is a hollywood term.

so u want to believe that there is nothing after death? u think a child that dies at early age just disappears into darkness? the truth is we dont know until we die but y would u take the chance to believe there is nothing after this life? n if u r still alive in this world u r blessed to be alive cuz there r many who dont make it to our age n i would not want them to disappear into darkness. perhaps if u think this u may not want to kno the kind of place ull end up in where itll be dark as well in hell that is

[JohnGalt2341]

There is definitely life after death. Now, would anyone like to buy my soul? Let's start the bidding at 100 SBR points.

[JW Cash]

I think The Profit said it best...why does there HAVE to be life after death. I dont
believe there is. I think when you die, its like being asleep.

I watch all the ghost hunting shows cause I would love to see some evidence of ghosts...but there is no real evidence....just shadows and footsteps...

I was brought up catholic but lost my religion at an early age...

What I do wonder is how relevant does length of life matter...Is someone who
lives to be 95 so much better than someone who dies at 15... I know that
question really depends on " quality of that life "...

I love the old wild west and the vast majority of people you recognize from that
time period ( Jesse James, Wild Bill Hickok, Billy the Kid....) died before they reached
40... Normal lifespan in the Roman Empire was around mid-30's... Imagine the
decisions you must of had to make knowing there was so little time.....

People want to believe the life after death concept because they find it hard
to fathom that what we have on Earth is all there is.....

But my guess is what you see....is all you get, with this existance...

As the late Warren Zevon said when diagnosed with terminal cancer, 6 months before his death....

" Enjoy every sandwich "

[fsugolf]

you lose complete and total consciousness.

this is deep

[THE PROFIT]

so u want to believe that there is nothing after death? u think a child that dies at early age just disappears into darkness? the truth is we dont know until we die but y would u take the chance to believe there is nothing after this life? n if u r still alive in this world u r blessed to be alive cuz there r many who dont make it to our age n i would not want them to disappear into darkness. perhaps if u think this u may not want to kno the kind of place ull end up in where itll be dark as well in hell that is

that's it, believe! It's not that I dont think it's a grand concept. I just don't believe in things that aren't real. A child that dies early has nothing to do with it. All living things die. Kids, old people, cows, plants, grasshoppers, flies, warlords & peace loving people. It is the questions that cant be answered that make and have made humans believe all kinds of supernatural things through the ages.

Why do I want to take the chance to believe at unfathomable odds in life after death or reincarnation? I think that gives a person a very false sense of security about life that is dangerous & wasteful

[DwightShrute]

We all are old enough to have though about this shit more than once and heard different views and opinions. The stories of those who died and came back to life come to mind. The fact is no one really knows 100% for sure. I don't believe there is just nothing.

Perhaps one day we will know or perhaps never will.

[DwightShrute]

this is deep

that's what she said

[HAPPY BOY]

The Prophet and Jw Cash couldn't say it better myself. Boys and Girls when I was 22 I went through a few months of depression knowing that one day I would die, and there was NOTHING I COULD DO ABOUT IT. I emphasize this because I am a control freak and death was one thing I could not change. I spoke to all kinds of people and the one guy who gave me solis was a college professor who told me "life is all about enjoying the ride!" thats it! one thing you know for certain is you are here now, Do no harm to others. help someone when you can, and enjoy the crap out of every day you are here!

[THE PROFIT]

exactly happy boy. Why are people so wrapped up in life after death. Like I said, I think it's arrogant as fuk. I am no better or more important than you, and our species is no better or more important than any other. It's the centuries of religious doctrine that have created this crazy belief and as a result much hatred in the world. You don't believe the same crazy shit that I believe so you must die, and fuk you, when I kill you you dont get to go to neverland ranch motherfuker! Because the invisible guy in the sky or on top of the mountain that I talk to talks back & he told me so!

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers

[Naz18]

too many beliefs in no life after death

[JW Cash]

....I am also equally confused when people who supposedly " have it all"
..the money, fame, power, prestige........but at one point they "cowboy up" and


...........commit suicide.........

[no1here]

you are eternal, without beginning nor ending
you always have been and always will be
there is not but one and that is you
there is not but one whole and you are not detached
Avendar (me)

[thezbar]

I have thought from a very early age that I have lived other lifetimes on earth. Nothing I've experienced so far in this lifetime has changed that point of view. So I'm in the stable area that believes things go on after the physical body has run its race on earth. Energy doesn't die, its only transformed.

[Brock Landers]

there may be life after death sure, but the hell if your current mind will know anything about it.

[Flying Dutchman]

...all you degenerates are going to HELL...deal with it...

[TheBeautifulGame]

Lets assume for a second, that there is a heaven and when we die, we go there as we are now, our form, mind, personality etc comes with us and we live for eternity, never growing a day older. (this is what some people believe). If that is FACT then the prospect is very scary. What about babies that die at birth, are they going to be babies for eternity?? The other extreme, you're 91 and you die of old age, do you really want to be 91 for eternity?

Also, does the actual idea of ETERNITY not scare anyone? Don't get me wrong, I don't want to die, I would like to die naturally of old age but the idea of ETERNITY (living forever and NEVER not exisiting) scares the hell out of me. Think about it, you exist forever and ever and ever so on and so forth. If heaven or hell does exist count me out of the eternity part of it anyway

[THE PROFIT]

good point TBG. But it is so abstract & just ridiculous. What happened in our evolution to make it so consuming? Religion! The Norse wanted to die in battle so the valkyries would carry them to Valhalla. The christians by order of the pope came along & told them that was stupid & proved it by killing them all & taking their land & riches in the name of Jesus. This has played out through history between different factions, different schools of thought, all for power!

[Jonah]

Not too many people are Atheists on their deathbeds.

[THE PROFIT]

Not too many people are Atheists on their deathbeds.

how do you know? I dont talk to many people on their deathbeds

No ones drunk when talkin to a cop & everyones sorry when talkin to a judge. It's called grasping at straws

[Jonah]

how do you know? I dont talk to many people on their deathbeds

No ones drunk when talkin to a cop & everyones sorry when talkin to a judge. It's called grasping at straws

Maybe you are right. And of course we are all entitled to our own opinions on the matter...Here is what I think tho.

In Life are strongest desires urges can be satisfied...I'm talking universal, core things...

A desire to eat - there is such thing as food
A desire to sleep - we sleep
A strong desire to have Sex - there is Sex

We don't have unmet, fundamental desires, really.

We have a desire to keep living, to not perish eternally...There is such thing as eternal life?

[Jonah]

So for my 1000th post on this Wagering website - how bout Pascal's Wager?

In the seventeenth century the mathematician Blaise Pascal formulated his infamous pragmatic argument for belief in God in Pensées. The argument runs as follows:
If you erroneously believe in God, you lose nothing (assuming that death is the absolute end), whereas if you correctly believe in God, you gain everything (eternal bliss). But if you correctly disbelieve in God, you gain nothing (death ends all), whereas if you erroneously disbelieve in God, you lose everything (eternal damnation).



Gamblers, what do you have to gain/lose by believing in eternal Life? How would you like to hedge?

[THEGREAT30]

dont waste your time

[THE PROFIT]

So for my 1000th post on this Wagering website - how bout Pascal's Wager?

In the seventeenth century the mathematician Blaise Pascal formulated his infamous pragmatic argument for belief in God in Pensées. The argument runs as follows:
If you erroneously believe in God, you lose nothing (assuming that death is the absolute end), whereas if you correctly believe in God, you gain everything (eternal bliss). But if you correctly disbelieve in God, you gain nothing (death ends all), whereas if you erroneously disbelieve in God, you lose everything (eternal damnation).



Gamblers, what do you have to gain/lose by believing in eternal Life? How would you like to hedge?

just believing in eternal life does nothing. Every theology I've studied talks of rules for attaining it.

[flyingillini]

I believe once you are dead that is it. You are just another ese in the ground. Orale guey Happy Boy!

[Shortstop]

I believe in life after death. I believe in ghosts.

[hoopster42]

life is energy, and energy does not just disappear!

[Shortstop]

It's good to see HAPPY BOY around!

[THE PROFIT]

yeah, that fly i just killed is haunting me

[Slainte]

http://green.yahoo.com/blog/guest_bloggers/26/the-world-s-only-immortal-animal.html?pg=3

Scientists say the hydrozoan jellyfish is the only known animal that can repeatedly turn back the hands of time and revert to its polyp state (its first stage of life). The key lies in a process called transdifferentiation, where one type of cell is transformed into another type of cell.